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package org.w3c.dom.html;

/**
 * Multi-line text field. See the  TEXTAREA element definition in HTML 4.0. <p>See also the <a
 * href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-DOM-Level-2-20000510'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2
 * Specification</a>.
 */
public interface HTMLTextAreaElement extends HTMLElement {

  /**
   * Represents the contents of the element. The value of this attribute
   * does not change if the contents of the corresponding form control, in
   * an interactive user agent, changes. Changing this attribute, however,
   * resets the contents of the form control.
   */
  public String getDefaultValue();

  public void setDefaultValue(String defaultValue);

  /**
   * Returns the <code>FORM</code> element containing this control. Returns
   * <code>null</code> if this control is not within the context of a form.
   */
  public HTMLFormElement getForm();

  /**
   * A single character access key to give access to the form control. See
   * the  accesskey attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getAccessKey();

  public void setAccessKey(String accessKey);

  /**
   * Width of control (in characters). See the  cols attribute definition
   * in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public int getCols();

  public void setCols(int cols);

  /**
   * The control is unavailable in this context. See the  disabled
   * attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public boolean getDisabled();

  public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);

  /**
   * Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the  name
   * attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getName();

  public void setName(String name);

  /**
   * This control is read-only. See the  readonly attribute definition in
   * HTML 4.0.
   */
  public boolean getReadOnly();

  public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly);

  /**
   * Number of text rows. See the  rows attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public int getRows();

  public void setRows(int rows);

  /**
   * Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See
   * the  tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public int getTabIndex();

  public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex);

  /**
   * The type of this form control. This the string "textarea".
   */
  public String getType();

  /**
   * Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in
   * an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the
   * contents of the form control, but does not change the contents of the
   * element. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single
   * <code>DOMString</code> , the implementation may truncate the data.
   */
  public String getValue();

  public void setValue(String value);

  /**
   * Removes keyboard focus from this element.
   */
  public void blur();

  /**
   * Gives keyboard focus to this element.
   */
  public void focus();

  /**
   * Select the contents of the <code>TEXTAREA</code> .
   */
  public void select();

}
